Outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware sat out practice Wednesday, nursing elbow and shoulder injuries. Coach Jason Garrett indicated Monday that Ware would play Sunday night against the Redskins with the NFC East title and a trip to the playoffs at stake. Ware, who sat out most of the fourth quarter and overtime of last week’s loss […]
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Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher is at that age where post-career planning is essential. One possibility for the 37-year-old 15-year veteran: Tony Romo’s publicist. In a conference call Wednesday with the Dallas media, Fletcher sang Romo’s praises with the same enthusiasm he displays while taking on running backs or tight ends. “You look at the […]
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DALLAS – The win-or-go-home Cowboys-Redskins game on Dec. 30 will be played at 7:20 p.m. on NBC, the NFL announced Sunday night. The game had originally been set for noon in Landover, Md. The winner will advance to the NFC playoffs as the conference’s fourth seed and host an opening-round playoff game.
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UP Dez Bryant: Dripping with determination against the Saints, the third-year wideout finished with a career-best 224 yards and two touchdowns, proving again he’s awfully good with just nine fingers. Dwayne Harris: Brilliant late in regulation, catching his first career TD pass to trim Saints’ lead to seven points and setting up the overtime-forcing drive […]
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Saints kicker Garrett Hartley hit the game-winning field goal with 10:37 remaining in overtime to defeat Dallas 34-31 at Cowboys Stadium. The kick was set up when quarterback Drew Brees connected with Marques Colston at the Cowboys’ 27 and the ball was knocked loose by Morris Claiborne. It rolled forward to the Cowboys’ 2 where […]
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ARLINGTON – With forecasts calling for temperatures Sunday to reach into the 70s with partly cloudy skies, the roof and doors are open at Cowboys Stadium for the noon game with the Saints. Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said last week he is always involved in “discussions” as to whether the roof will be open. He […]
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With so many new faces in the secondary, the Cowboys have leaned on veteran free safety Gerald Sensabaugh to be what coach Jason Garrett calls a “calming, steadying influence” in the defensive backfield. “We just try to make it as easy as possible for the new guys so they can play fast,” Sensabaugh told reporters […]
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees suggested Wednesday that Dallas Cowboys fan hoping owner Jerry Jones will make a run at Sean Payton are wasting their time. “I’m very confident Sean will be back here in New Orleans,” Brees said on a conference call. News broke recently that the NFL voided a contract extension that […]
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Brandon Carr’s diving interception of a Ben Roethlisberger pass in overtime Sunday earned the Dallas Cowboys cornerback NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Carr returned the theft 36 yards to the 1, setting up Dan Bailey’s chip-shot game-winning field goal. The 27-24 win came one week after Carr had a momentum-swinging interception in the […]
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